Facebook Killer-Lover Trial Shocked as Foul Odours and Human Remains Exhibited in Court

Date: 2025-05-08

Foul odours permeated the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin yesterday as police prosecution witnesses presented human remains as exhibits in the trial of AbdulRahman Bello, known as the "Facebook killer-lover."

Bello, an Ilorin-based cleric, is accused of murdering his lover, Hafsoh Lawal, in February and dismembering her body. During the hearing before Justice Hannah Ajayi, two police witnesses displayed recovered human body parts, triggering an emotional outburst in court. The deceased's father, Ibrahim Lawal, collapsed in tears when asked to identify pieces of his daughter's hands.

Other exhibits included a cutlass, bloodstained dining table, an axe, a knife, a keg containing human blood, a wooden box with black soap, a pair of ladies' slippers, two earrings, mobile phones, a bag of charms, animal horns, and an exercise book detailing charm rituals. The victim's broken beads and severed hands, found at a dumpsite, were also submitted as evidence.

The courtroom atmosphere became tense as family members and litigants broke down in tears, overwhelmed by the stench and the gravity of the evidence.

Four out of the 16 witnesses scheduled to testify appeared in court alongside the five accused persons. One police witness, Yusuf Dauda, who is the custodian of the exhibits at the State's Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), testified that he documented the items brought by Inspector Ayodele Azeez.

During cross-examination, Chukwudi Maduka, counsel to the first defendant, questioned Dauda's knowledge of where the items were recovered. Inspector Mohammed of the SCID confirmed that human parts were recovered from Bello's residence and a dumpsite and were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) for preservation.

The deceased's father also recounted the harrowing events leading to Hafsoh's disappearance and the eventual discovery of her remains. Hafsoh's closest friend, Falilat Abdul Hafiz, also provided her testimony. Justice Hannah Ajayi adjourned the case for further hearing until Monday, May 12, 2025.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abioye Bello     Okanlawon Taiwo     Reuben Paraje     Saad Belgore     Lithium Deposit     Jawondo     Eghe Igbinehi     Makama     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Kayode Alabi     Nigerian Medical Association     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Kolawole Bashirat     Aminat Ahmed     Igbaja     Ilofa     Funmilayo Mohammed     Agbarere     Siraj Oyewale     Aiyedun     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     CELF     Yusuf A. Usman     Aminu Adisa Logun     ANCOPPS     Tunji Ajanaku     Dan Iya     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Ibrahim Mohammed     Oyawoye     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Hassan A. Saliu     Gobir Organization Foundation     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Tsaragi/Share     Bank Of Industry     Harrison Osauwagboe     Isapa     SWAN     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Arik     Taofik Mustapha     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Kwara Central     Baba Isale     Javed Khan     Salman Jawondo     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Mogaji Aare     Shururat Olatinwo     Justina Oha     Mike Omotosho     Aminat Omodara     Ilorin Central Mosque     Abraysports FC     Alabere     Razaq Atunwa     Nurudeen Mohammed     SARS     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Bareke     Kehinde Boyede     Haliru Yahaya     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Shuaib Olarongbe     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Maigida     Oniye     Wasiu Odewale     Kolo     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammed Abdullahi     Eruku     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Gani Saadu     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Doyin Awoyale     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Split Diamond Interchange     Oluwole Dupe     Omotoso     Kolade Solagberu     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     N-Power     Muyideen Ajani Bello     March 28     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Nigeria Customs Service     Tafida Of Kaiama     Ibrahim Bio     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Ishola Abdullahi     AbdulRauf Keji     Kwara State University Of Education     Gbenga Awoyale     Emir Of Lafiagi     Igbomina     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Okala Baba     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Computer Based Test     Ethical College     Alanamu     Fatimat Saliu     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     AGF Abdulrazaq     Memunat Monsuma     Kazeem Oladepo     Paul Odama     Sherif Sagaya     Olatunji Ibrahim     Monsurat Omotosho     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     SGBN     Kishira     Wahab Agbaje     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Salary     Jelili Yusuf     Pilgrims Board     Overland     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Lanre Badmus     Saba Jibril     Aminat Omodara     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Erubu     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Mohammed Lawal     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Aisha Buhari     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Presidential Election     Afolayan     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Moses Afolayan     Aminu Adisa Logun     Awoye     Okanlawon Taiwo     Olayinka Olaogun     MalHub     Ajike People Support Centre